Our friends at Insight Garden Program have just had their story told in a new video and it is a fascinating look at the program’s success. With narration from several former inmates who have used the skills they learned in the Insight Garden Program to achieve success, the viewer gets to see how the program makes the connection between gardening on the inside and responsible living once they return to the community.

Join GreenPrisons as we visit two of the largest correctional conferences in the country! Beginning with the Southern States Correctional Association (SSCA) annual conference in Baton Rouge, LA July 21-25 and culminating with the American Correctional Association’s (ACA) annual Congress of Corrections August 4-8. GreenPrisons will be there on the Green Aisle at both events as well as participating in a variety of workshops on sustainability at both conferences.

GreenPrisons is pleased to welcome Melink Energy Solutions as our first corporate member. Melink Corporation is a global provider of energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions for commercial buildings with four offerings: Intelli-Hood® Kitchen Ventilation Controls, HVAC Test & Balance, Solar PV, and Geothermal HVAC. For over 30 years, our mission has been to help companies save energy, increase profits, and make the world a more sustainable place.

ACA’s Green Aisle at the Winter Conference once again proved itself as the place to be for companies with a commitment to sustainability who want to demonstrate their products to correctional managers from across the country. Sixteen companies populated the Green Aisle. Everything from waste management to green chemicals were represented

Another highly successful Sustainability Committee was held during the recent ACA Winter Conference in Orlando. Committee Chair Tommy Norris divided the committee into five working groups previously identified and based on President Lannette Linthicum’s initial charge to the committee. The subcommittees will be working on the following sustainability issues:

GreenPrisons will once again be on the Green Aisle at the ACA Winter conference January 5-9, 2018, in Orlando FL. If you plan to attend be sure and plan on coming by booth 1101 to say hello and learn about the other 16 sustainable exhibitors on the aisle. Also plan on attending the four different workshops on sustainable topics.

Tom Gilardi along with Butch Maki, CEO of Integrated Veteran’s Services (IVS) exhibited at the recent New York state Jail Administrator’s Conference. They brought along with them the Ecovim 66 Dehydrator to demonstrate how dehydration technology works. Conference participants were impressed with the compact size of the unit and its ability to eliminate up to 90% of the food waste from the jail waste stream.

Steve Tussey, retired Safety Administrator of the Federal Bureau of Prisons has joined GreenPrisons as their top advisor on all things related to chemicals, safety, OSHA compliance and EPA guidelines. As Safety Administrator for the Bureau, Tussey was responsible for implementing many new programs throughout the Bureau’s 122 institutions.